Fred Seibert

Production · born 15 September 1951 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Fred Seibert is one of the leading independent animation producers, and a serial media entrepreneur.

He was the first creative director of MTV, the last president of Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, and the founder of Frederator Studios and Next New Networks (acquired by YouTube). Fred's on the board of directors of Sawhorse Media, and was the first investor in Tumblr. He's received the Lifetime Achievement Medal from the American Institute of Graphic Arts and is in the Animation Magazine Hall of Fame.